Five Dynasties · Imperial Guard Commander

Yuan Xiangxian 袁象先

Attested AD 913 - AD 913

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yuan Xiangxian was an Imperial Guard Commander.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 913 乾化三年二月十七日
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 29
AD 913 夏四月癸未
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 64

Career and standing

Kaifeng prefect 開封尹
AD 913 夏四月癸未 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 64
Zhennan Army commissioner 鎮南軍節度使
AD 913 夏四月癸未 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 64
Duke of the Opening State 開國公
AD 913 夏四月癸未 · Advanced
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 64

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passages 29, 64

Events and relationships

Slew
AD 913 十七日 · Military · Commander · With Zhu Yougui (朱友珪)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 29
Relation Ally of · Person Zhu Youzhen (朱友貞)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passages 28-29

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 8Volume 8 Book of Later Liang 8: Later Emperors Annals 1 · 4 passages

帝乃遣人告趙岩、袁象先、傅暉、朱圭等。 He then notified Zhao Yan, Yuan Xiangxian, Fu Hui, Zhu Gui, and the rest.

十七日，象先引禁軍千人突入宮城，遂誅友珪。 On the seventeenth Yuan Xiangxian stormed the palace with a thousand guards and slew Yougui.

事定，象先遣趙岩齎傳國寶至東京，請帝即位於洛陽。 Afterward Xiangxian sent Zhao Yan with the imperial seal to the Eastern Capital, urging enthronement at Luoyang.

夏四月癸未，以西京內外諸軍馬步軍都指揮使、檢校司徒、左龍虎統軍、濮陽郡開國侯袁象先為特進、檢校太保、同平章事，充鎮南軍節度、江南西道觀察處置等使、開封尹、判在京馬步諸軍事，進封開國公，增食邑一千戶。 On guiwei in the fourth month Yuan Xiangxian, commander of Western Capital forces, became Special Advancement, Honorary Palace Attendant, co-counselor, Zhennan commissioner, Jiangnan West observer, Kaifeng prefect, and judge of capital armies, and was made Duke of the Opening State with a thousand added households.